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Famous Javanese Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Javanese poems written by well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous javanese poems.

These examples illustrate what a famous javanese poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate). The poems may also contain the word 'javanese'.

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Gioconda And Si-Ya-U by Hikmet, Nazim to the memory of my friend SI-YA-U, whose head was cut off in Shanghai A CLAIM Renowned Leonardo's world-famous "La Gioconda" has disappeared. And in the space vacated by the fugitive a copy has been placed. The poet...Read More
Javanese Dancers by Symons, Arthur Twitched strings, the clang of metal, beaten drums, Dull, shrill, continuous, disquieting: And now the stealthy dancer comes Undulantly with cat-like steps that cling; Smiling between her painted lids...Read More

Gioconda And Si-Ya-U

by Hikmet, Nazim

 to the memory of my friend SI-YA-U,
 whose head was cut off in Shanghai

A CLAIM

Renowned Leonardo's
world-famous
"La Gioconda"
has disappeared.
And in the space
vacated by the fugitive
a copy has been placed.

The poet...Read More

Javanese Dancers

by Symons, Arthur

 Twitched strings, the clang of metal, beaten drums, 
Dull, shrill, continuous, disquieting: 
And now the stealthy dancer comes 
Undulantly with cat-like steps that cling; 

Smiling between her painted lids...Read More

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